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Inaugural session panel outlines challenges, charts way forward
FAO Case Study: "Gender opportunities and constraints in inclusive agribusiness models. The case study of Unifrutti in Mindanao, Philippines"
FAO has developed a programme of work entitled “Promoting gender-equitable and inclusive primary agriculture investments that contribute to enhance food security, reduce poverty and strengthen the livelihoods of poor rural women and men”, which aims to:
• generate knowledge, raise awareness and inform policy-making processes about the gender- differentiated implications of land-related investments;
Peru: Indigenous Communities Demand Land Rights
The oil company that exploited the their lands “has been an uninvited and messy guest for the past four decades,” declared indigenous communities.
Peruvian Indigenous communities from the northern region of Loreto filed a lawsuit Thursday to order the regional government to comply with the indigenous right to land.
ILC Latin America third regional conference
New Alliance: Framework for Responsible Land-Based Agricultural Investments
Technical experts from G7 donors (UK, US, Germany, France), AU Land Policy Initiative and FAO have compiled a due diligence framework for land related investments based on existing standards, guidance and good practice, to support responsible investments under the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition.
AWARDS: IDRC Doctoral Research Awards
IDRC offers these awards twice a year in April and November to Canadians, permanent residents of Canada, and citizens of developing countries pursuing doctoral studies at a Canadian university. These awards are intended for field research in one or more developing countries. Candidates must conduct their research in areas corresponding to IDRC's research priorities.
Stopping land grabbing: ‘Only genuine villages will be regularised’
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah has said that the lease of 70 villages of district Malir has been cancelled on legal grounds but a fresh survey will be conducted to regularise the genuine villages. “This exercise has been done to get rid of land grabbers who had grabbed government land in the name of villages,” he said.
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Employment from Mining and Agricultural Investments: How Much Myth, How Much Reality?
Employment creation is often seen as a key benefit of investment in natural resources. However, this benefit sometimes falls short: job estimates may be inflated, governmental policies may fail to maximize employment generation, and, in some cases, investments may lead to net livelihood losses.
Peru’s lawmakers continue to block titling for Indigenous Peoples
Friday, November 20th, 2015
Indigenous communities in Peru must clear 27 bureaucratic hurdles to obtain official recognition and formal land titles, a costly process that can take more than a decade, while concessionaires face between three and seven bureaucratic steps, depending on whether they seek permits for logging or mining, and can obtain their paperwork in less than a year, according to a new study released today at an event in Paris.